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What are NHS vanguards? Where are they? Who are the key people there? How do I engage them?

What are NHS vanguards?

In January 2015, the NHS invited individual organisations
and partnerships to apply to become ‘vanguard’ sites for the new care models
programme, one of the first steps towards delivering the NHS Five Year Forward
View and supporting improvement and integration of services.

All 50 NHS vanguard sites will take a lead on the
development of new care models which will act as the blueprints for the NHS
moving forward and the inspiration to the rest of the health and care system.

There are 5 types of new care models (containing 50 vanguard sites):

Established March
2015

1)
Integrated primary and acute care systems (9 NHS
vanguard sites)

Joining up GP, hospital, community and
mental health services

2)
Multispecialty community providers (14 NHS
vanguard sites)

Moving specialist care out of hospitals
into the community

3)
Enhanced health in care homes (6 NHS vanguard
sites)

Offering older people better, joined up
health, care and rehabilitation services

Established July 2015

4)
Urgent and emergency care (8 NHS vanguard sites)

New approaches to improve the coordination
and reduce pressure on A&E departments

Established September
2015

5)
Acute care collaborations (13 vanguard sites)

Linking hospitals together to improve their
clinical and financial viability

Who are the key personnel at NHS vanguards? And how can I engage with
them?

NHS vanguards are local NHS and care
consortiums that lead the development of new and better ways of providing care
in the NHS. Through the new care models programme, complete redesign of the
whole health and care systems are being considered. The government has pledged
its commitment to NHS vanguards by releasing a support package as well as
access to a £200m transformation fund. This is to enable them to move quickly
and remove the barriers that stop them delivering the best care. Can your
organisation help them achieve their radical change and innovation agenda?

Binley’s has been at the forefront of NHS change for 24
years. Using our intimate knowledge of the UK healthcare market and innovative
product and service offerings, we can help your business to communicate,
network and develop relationships with the key individuals at NHS vanguards.